Memorials & monuments · Scottish Highlands
Wallace's Monument
Wallace's Monument — a memorial in scotland-highlands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Wallace's Monument is a memorial located in scotland-highlands, United Kingdom. Sourced from OpenStreetMap (ODbL licence); see local listings for visitor information, opening hours and admission details.
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Heritage listing
Wallace's Monument, the Wallace Tower, or the Barnweil Monument (NS 240655 629488) is a category-A-listed building dedicated to the memory of William Wallace located on Barnweil Hill (153 m or 503 ft), a prominent location in the parish of Craigie, South Ayrshire, Scotland.
From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Wallace's Monument, the Wallace Tower, or the Barnweil Monument (NS 240655 629488) is a category-A-listed building dedicated to the memory of William Wallace located on Barnweil Hill (153 m or 503 ft), a prominent location in the parish of Craigie, South Ayrshire, Scotland.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Architecture
Robert Snodgrass senior in 1855–7, built a square plan Gothic tower from polished sandstone ashlar blocks, 3-stage, 12 ft wide at the base, 60 ft high, with a pinnacled parapet. Base course; string courses; corbelled, shouldered band course between 2nd and 3rd stages; machicolated, crenellated parapet with thistle-finialled, conical-capped circular angle pinnacles and ball-finialled, ogee-capped square-plan wallhead pinnacles. Diagonally-boarded timber door in Tudor-arched, roll-moulded doorway with hoodmould to the south-east elevation; similar inscription recesses at other elevations. Round-arched recesses at 2nd stage; paired round-arched recesses at 3rd stage. A spiral staircase leads…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 55.5330, -4.5263
- District
- South Ayrshire
- Postcode
- KA1 5NE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Central Ayrshire
- Established
- 1857
Sources
- osm: node/10956026817 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Wallace's Monument, Ayrshire (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Wallace's Monument?
- Wallace's Monument is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode KA1 5NE).
- When was Wallace's Monument built?
- Built or established in 1857.
- Is Wallace's Monument a listed building?
- Wallace's Monument is officially recognised as category A listed building listed.
- Is Wallace's Monument free to visit?
- Yes, Wallace's Monument is free to enter.
- How do I get to Wallace's Monument?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode KA1 5NE. It sits within the Central Ayrshire parliamentary constituency.